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SSDSC2KG96 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 84.1% (428th of 1080)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2KG96
Poor: 70%Average: 84.1% Great: 96%

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Very good average bench

The Intel SSDSC2KG96 960GB averaged just 15.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSC2KG96 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 223MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.5MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2KG96 960GB is 26%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2KG96 960GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 337MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 344MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 42884.1%
Min Avg Max
270 Read 337 469
350 Write 412 469
309 Mixed 344 472
333 SusWrite 381 412
83.4% 369 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.3 4K Read 20.3 24.5
54.8 4K Write 74.6 92.5
23.7 4K Mixed 32.5 46.7
112% 42.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
87.4 DQ Read 265 345
195 DQ Write 274 349
109 DQ Mixed 223 313
180% 254 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
848GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0111
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 360 364 362 340 352 MB/s
82.6% Excellent
Read 270
Write 397
Mixed 312
SusWrite 356
76% 334 MB/s
4K Read 15.3
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 39.3
119% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 260
200% 272 MB/s
894GB free
Firmware: 0110
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 408 397 404 415 416 MB/s
80% Very good
Read 362
Write 401
Mixed 332
SusWrite 407
85% 375 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 55.7
4K Mixed 28.8
98% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 223
168% 226 MB/s
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0110
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 367 369 366 366 366 MB/s
77.4% Very good
Read 322
Write 350
Mixed 309
SusWrite 366
76% 337 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 61.2
4K Mixed 29.8
102% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 222
170% 231 MB/s
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV10100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 314 327 337 364 364 MB/s
75.6% Very good
Read 301
Write 406
Mixed 309
SusWrite 333
76% 337 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 54.8
4K Mixed 27.6
95% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 275
217% 300 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,290,236 SSDs tested

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Typical SSDSC2KG96 960GB Builds (Compare 1,313 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 56%
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Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 43%
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Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) - $217

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel  $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples402x
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples213x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples145x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples95x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples93x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples92x
SSD
SSDSC2KG96 960GBIntelBench 84%, 9 samples1x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples34x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples32x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples27x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $557

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